Katie Corr continued to realize her potential, but is just waiting for it to translate on the course.

And Golden Valley’s girls golf team discovered that even when a regular contributor endured a difficult round, that the Grizzlies’ lineup was still deep enough to hold off the rest of the Foothill League challengers.

Pierre shot 1-over 32 for Golden Valley at El Cariso Golf Course to remain in front of her peers by a narrow margin in pursuit of the Foothill MVP, leading the Grizzlies to a 191-198 victory over West Ranch to remain unbeaten at the league’s midway point.

Corr, who shot 34 to support Lauren Yi’s 33 for third-place Hart (200), suffered a three-putt on the par-3 ninth, just like Pierre.

“For eight holes, I did really well and I’m really happy about that, but there’s always one thing that you can do better, so that’s how I look at the ninth hole,” Pierre said. “Things are definitely getting better each round, but I’m still hoping for the best. As long as there’s improvement and our team continues to play well, then right now, that’s all that matters.”

Pierre holds a cumulative four-stroke edge over Corr — who won the first league match Sept. 17 with a 33 at El Cariso — entering the Oct. 9 round at Elkins Golf Course.

Corr remains optimistic she can still mount a charge at Elkins and the final two rounds Oct. 22-23 at TPC Valencia in order to extend Hart’s run of Foothill MVPs, which includes older sisters Amanda and Jamie.

“I’m learning something new every single day I’m out on the course,” Corr said. “I succeeded on seven holes, but the game beat me on two holes. But I know what I can improve upon the next time and that’s what makes playing so exciting. I have an opportunity to improve every time.”

Despite Golden Valley putting four balls in the water in the first six holes, the performances of Justine Reblando (35), Illeana Dullas (36), Gabby Mendoza (41) and Pierre were enough to offset a 47 from Camille Mendoza, allowing the Grizzlies to win three consecutive league matches for the first time in program history and extend their cumulative lead over defending-champion West Ranch to 25 strokes.

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“Even though they’re not out there playing in the same groups, everybody is picking each other up,” Golden Valley coach Tony Moskal said. “I tell them to worry about controlling what they can control and focus on winning the group that they’re in. When I saw us hit four balls in the water, I thought it might not be our day, but we have a little bit of depth now and that’s what it takes to win a championship. All we’re focused on when we go to Elkins next week is winning one league match, just like we’ve been every round we’ve played so far.”

Ashley Mayhall shot 35 and Kate Caffrey had a 37 for West Ranch. Eunice Song posted a 37 for Valencia (215), which remains four strokes ahead of Hart for third place overall, and Ashley Warner carded a 40 for Canyon (229), which finished ahead of Saugus (260).